Cantata/Oratorio > Clarinet

Harrison Birtwistle: Orpheus Elegies; Three Bach Arias / Melinda Maxwell, oboe; Helen Tunstall, harp; Andrew Watts, countertenor

1 CD / The Classics Label / 2012-10-09

Works: Harrison Birtwistle: Orpheus Elegies (26); Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 21, "Ich hatte viel Bekümmernis BWV 21; Cantata "Herr, deine Augen sehen nach dem Glauben", BWV 102; Cantata "Erschal...
Performers: Fulbrook, Ben [Marimba]; Maxwell, Melinda; Seaton, Claire; Stafford, William; Tunstall, Helen; Verity, Tom [Clarinet, Clarinet (Bass)]; Watts, Andrew

Harrison Birtwistle's major chamber work is scored mainly for oboe and harp, and refers to some of Rilke's sonnets. His arrangements of three Bach arias...continue...
Recording information: All Saints Church, East Finchley, England (2008-08-28_2008-08-29&2008-)....continue...

Andrew Simpson: A Crown of Stars; Alfred Schnittke: Requiem / Lisa Edwards-Burrs, soprano; Joseph Dietrich, tenor

1 CD / Albany Records / 2012-07-10

Works: Andrew Earle Simpson: A Crown of Stars; Alfred Schnittke: Requiem, music to Schiller's drama "Don Carlos", for soloists, mixed chorus & instrumental ensemble
Performers: Ament, Anne; Barnet, Lori; Birch, Robert; Bisesi, John; Carson, Mark; Daglar, Fatma; Dewey, Glenn; Dircksen, Eri; Firsow, Karin; Fritz, Ben [Trombone]; Humphreys, Michelle; Kaye, Jane; Kivrak, Osman;...
Conductors: Becker, Gisèle
Ensemble: Maryland State Boychoir

Andrew Earle Simpson's A Crown of Stars is a wedding oratorio celebrating the universality of human love and was commissioned by the Cantate Chamber Singers...continue...

Bach In Time on the Clarinet - Sonatas BWV 1023 & 1029; Toccata & Fugue BWV 565; Cantata excerpts / Joseph Eller, clarinet

1 CD / Centaur / 2012-06-02

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Sonata for violin & continuo in E minor, BWV 1023; Toccata and Fugue for Organ in D minor, BWV 565; Sonata for Viola da Gamba and Harpsichord no 3 in G minor, BWV 1029; Ich hat...
Performers: Curry, Jerry; Eller, Joseph; Jesselson, Robert; Johnson, Jared; Stallard, Tina Milhorn

American Record Guide, January/February 2013
Eller has a pleasant timbre and excellent technique, and his phrasing is both expressive and genuine. His free-blowing set-up, though, can...continue...
Recording information: University of South Carolina School of Music Recital Ha (08/2010-12/2010)....continue...

Bach: Earthly and Divine / Music for Heaven and Earth

8 CD / Alpha Productions / 2011-11-08

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Suite no 1 en sol majeur, BWV 1007; Sonata for Viola da Gamba and Harpsichord no 3 in G minor, BWV 1029; Partita no 2, BWV 1004; Sonate pour violin & basse continue en mi mineu...
Performers: Aerts, Wibert; Alard, Benjamin; Arnould, Benoît; Badiarov, Dmitry; Beekman, Marcel; Berben, Léon; Bereau, Marie; Boulanger, Lucile; Boulanger, Vinciane; Bowman, James [Countertenor Vocal...
Conductors: ; Leonhardt, Gustav; Pichon, Raphaël; Lasserre, Françoise; Haller, Benoit; Imbert, Raphaël
Ensemble: ; Akademia Ensemble; Café Zimmermann ; La Chapelle Royale; Ricercar Consort

A beautiful color book plus six CDs in a magnificent set! This is a truly hedonistic experience centered on Johann Sebastian Bach, including a rich...continue...

Michael Hurd: Pop Cantatas

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2011-02-22

Works: Michael Hurd: Jonah-Man Jazz, cantata for choir & orchestra; Prodigal, cantata for children's choir & piano; Rooster Rag, cantata for choir & orchestra; Swingin' Samson, cantata for choir & orchestra...
Performers: Bolister, Ruth; Bolt, Rachel; Fuest, David; Hare, Lucy; Jeremic, Natalee; Kaznowski, Michal [Cello]; Miller, Nick [Engineer]; Newbold, Sarah; Precious, Adam; Robertson, Martin; Sherman, Paul; Shipway...
Conductors: Corp, Ronald [Composer]

Michael Hurd was a pioneer in composing brief, witty and, above all, performable choral music for children to enjoy. Pastiche jazz, blues and rock 'n'...continue...

Clarinet Collection

1 CD / Saydisc / 2011-01-11

Works: English Traditional: She moves through the fair; Alessandro Scarlatti: Su le Sponde del Tebro; Georg Philipp Telemann: L'hiver, for treble instrument (flute or recorder) & continuo in D minor (GMM no...
Performers: Burnett, Richard [Piano]; Hacker, Alan

Recording information: Finchcocks, Goudhurst, Kent (01/1983)....continue...

Romantic Songs for Clarinet and Piano / Campos, Ferguson

1 CD / Southport / 2010-11-02

Works: Carlos Guastavino: Sonata for clarinet & piano; Sergey Prokofiev: Songs (5) without Words for voice & piano, Op. 35; Claude Debussy: Beau soir; Ariettes oubliées; Chanson espagnole ("Tra la la...
Performers: Campos, Wagner; Ferguson, Roderick

Katrina Ballads / Abby Fischer

1 CD / New Amsterdam / 2010-08-31

Works: Ted Hearne: Katrina Ballads, oratorio for 5 voices & 11 instruments
Performers: Coletti, Chris; Fischer, Abby; Hanlon, David [Piano]; Kathman, Kelli; Koci, Nathan; Levine, Taylor; MacAdam-Somer, Batya; Mack, Eileen; Medine, David; Redhage, Jody; Saebo, Kristoffer; Wiltrout, Ron
Conductors: Hearne, Ted

Recording information: Avatar Studios, New York, NY (03/10/2008-03/12/2008).

REVIEWS:

Down Beat (p.62) - 3.5 stars out of 5 -- "Hearne creates a sonic narrative that taps into the fear, ...continue...

Martinu: Opening of the Wells / Pavel Kühn

1 CD / Supraphon / 2009-08-01

Works: Bohuslav Martinu: Otviráni studánek (The Opening of the Wells), H. 354; Legenda z dymu bramborové nati (The Legend of the Smoke from Potato Fires), H. 360; Mikes of the mountains...
Performers: Bláha, Milan; Bogunia, Stanislav; Cejkova, Milada; Dolezal, Vladimir; Duda, Peter; Kvapil, Jan; Mares, Vlastimil; Messiereur, Petr; Stivin, Jiri; Talich, Jan Jr.; Vocals], Ivan Kusnjer [Barito...

The cantata 'Opening of the Wells', one of Martinu's most intimate professions of love for his native land, simply cannot be absent from the Supraphon...continue...

Olivier Messiaen - Complete Edition

32 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2008-12-09

Works: Olivier Messiaen: Preludes (8) for Piano; La fauvette des jardins; Petites esquisses d'oiseaux (6), for piano, I/54; Études (4) de rhythme; Cantéyodjayâ; Rondeau, for piano, I/24;...
Performers: Aimard, Pierre-Laurent; Aler, John [Tenor Vocal]; Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Banlaky, Akos; Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Barker, Noelle; Cantin, Catherine; Collerette, Hélène; C...
Conductors: Chung, Myung-Whun; Nagano, Kent; Boulez, Pierre; ; Kreder, Jean-Paul; Davis, Andrew; Chailly, Riccardo; Rickenbacher, Karl Anton
Ensemble: ; Members of the Ensemble Le Madrigal (Members); Sextuor Jeanne Loriod

The 2008 Messiaen celebrations come to an overwhelming climax with this superb 32-CD set of his complete works. This limited edition set from Deutsche Grammophon...continue...

Messiaen: Works for Orchestra / Cambreling, et al

8 CD / Hanssler Classic / 2008-09-18

Works: Olivier Messiaen: Les offrandes oubliées; L' Ascension, 4 meditations for orchestra, I/12a; Poèmes pour Mi; Turangalîla-Symphonie; Réveil des oiseaux, for piano & orchestra, ...
Performers: Boffard, Florent; Friedel, Horst; Hartmann-Claverie, Valerie; Latzko, Reinhard; Lentz, Thierry; Maier, Markus; Muraro, Roger; Naef, Yvonne; Ott, Gunhild; Pencz, Wolfhard; Schorer, Jochen
Conductors: Cambreling, Sylvain
Ensemble: Southwest German Radio Symphony Orchestra

"This 8-CD set contains almost all of Messiaen's music for orchestra or large mixed ensembles...While listeners might still have individual preferences in certain works, all...continue...

Schumann: Das Paradies und die Peri / Hauschild, et al

2 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-07-08

Works: Robert Schumann: Das Paradies und die Peri (Paradise and the Peri), for soloists, chorus & orchestra, Op. 50
Performers: Buchner, Eberhard; Hajossyova, Magdalena [Soprano Vocals]; Konig, Klaus; Lorenz, Siegfried; Nossek, Carola; Polster, Hermann-Christian; Vogel, Christian
Conductors: Hauschild, Wolf-Dieter
Ensemble: Leipzig Radio Symphony Orchestra

Messiaen: La Transfiguration de Notre Seigneur Jésus-Christ, Visions de l'Amen / De Leeuw, Loriod, et al

6 CD / Naïve / 2008-05-27

Works: Olivier Messiaen: La Transfiguration de Notre Seigneur Jésus-Christ; Visions de l'amen; Sept haïkaï, for piano, 13 winds, 6 percussion & 8 violins, I/45; Couleurs de la cité c...
Performers: Boer, Harmen de; Bon, Maarten; Bon, Marja; Dullaert, Hans; Gijsegem, Ludwig van; Holthaus, Reiner; Leeuw, Reinbert de; Loo, Martine van der; Loriod, Yvonne [Piano/Composer]; Muruzabal, Arturo; Promme...
Conductors: Leeuw, Reinbert de; Boulez, Pierre
Ensemble: ASKO Ensemble; Hilversum Radio Symphony Orchestra; Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra; Percussion Group The Hague; Schoenberg Ensemble

BBC Music Magazine
A marvellous six disc box from Nanve that handily gathers previously issued live performances. àmy admiration for de Leeuw's La Transfiguration, which is...continue...

Musical Voyage

1 CD / CD Baby Independants / 2007-07-24

Works: Antonio Caldara: Sebben crudele me fai languir; Selve amiche; Giacomo Carissimi: Vittoria, vittoria, mio core; Franz Schubert: An die Musik, D 547; Ständchen, D 920a (921); Schwanengesang, D 957...
Performers: Barere, Diane; Brice, Richard; Rolle, Gilbert-Michel; Tenenbaum, Alexander; Tenenbaum, Mela; Trudel, Eric; Walburn, Rick

Great Operatic Arias Vol 18 / Jennifer Larmore

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2007-05-22

Works: Francesco Cilèa: Adriana Lecouvreur; Gaetano Donizetti: La Favorita; Giuseppe Verdi: Il Trovatore; Don Carlos; Amilcare Ponchielli: La Gioconda; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Don Giovanni; Richard Wa...
Performers: Cooper, Jonathan; Larmore, Jennifer; Lee, Colin; Patterson, Susan; Wyn, Fflur
Conductors: Parry, David

"Mezzo-soprano Jennifer Larmore makes a strong case for opera in English in this recital, and her performance of the arias and ensembles is fully persuasive....continue...

Simply Christmas - Home for the Holidays

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2006-09-26

Works: Christmas Traditional: Ding Dong! Merrily on High (French); O Tannenbaum (O Christmas Tree) (German); As I out rode this enderes night (The Coventry Shepherds' Carol) (16th century); I Wonder As I Wa...
Performers: Cafe; Douglas, Bill; Galway, James [Flute]; Gomez, Eddie [Bassist]; Mitchell, Emily; Petri, Michala; Samuels, Dave; Shinozaki, Ayako; Stoltzman, Richard [Clarinet]; Wall, Jeremy
Conductors: ; Pople, Ross; Neary, Martin; Georgiadis, John
Ensemble: Canadian Brass; London Festival Orchestra; Munich Radio Orchestra; National Philharmonic Orchestra

Includes work(s) by Christmas Traditional....continue...

A Golden Treasury of Baroque Music - Tartini, Quantz, et al

1 CD / Amon Ra (uk) / 2006-05-09

Works: Alessandro Scarlatti: Su le sponde del Tebro; Giuseppe Tartini: Concerto for Flute in G major; Pietro Antonio Locatelli: Sonatas (12) for Flute and Basso Continuo, Op. 2; Georg Philipp Telemann: Getr...
Performers: Beznosiuk, Lisa; Burnett, Richard; Cole, Maggie; Eustace, Frances; Hacker, Alan; Mason, Barry; McLaren, Neil; North, Nigel; Watts, Andrew; Woolley, Robert
Conductors:
Ensemble: Cambridge Baroque Camerata; Nouveau Quartet; Preston's Pocket

The Artistry of Ralph McLane - Beethoven, Berg, Brahms

1 CD / Boston Records / 2005-12-01

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 6 in F major, Op. 68 "Pastoral"; Symphony no 7 in A major, Op. 92; Symphony no 9 in D minor, Op. 125 "Choral"; Concerto for Piano no 3 in C minor, Op. 37; Alban Berg...
Performers: Arrau, Claudio; Elman, Mischa; Levant, Oscar [Piano]; McLane, Ralph

Vivaldi: The Complete Sacred Music / King, King's Consort

11 CD / Hyperion / 2005-11-08

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Magnificat, for 2 vocal soloists, 2 choruses, 2 oboes, 2 strings & 2 continuo in G minor, RV 610a; Lauda Jerusalem in E minor, RV 609; Kyrie, for double vocal soloists, double chorus...
Performers: Atkinson, Lynton; Auchincloss, Daniel; Bellamy, Alexandra; Bickley, Susan; Blackadder, David; Blaze, Robin; Bowman, James [Countertenor Vocal]; Brown, Jonathan; Brown, Rachel; Connolly, Sarah [Mezzo-...
Conductors: King, Robert
Ensemble: King's Consort

'King has given us the ultimate Vivaldi anthology, abundant in energy, rich with emotion, animation, and color, and enshrined in Hyperion's fabled, warm, and incomparable...continue...

Shushan The Palace

1 CD / CD Baby Independants / 2004-05-04

Works: George Frederick Handel: Der Messias; Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 208, "Was mir behagt," (Hunt Cantata), BWV 208 (BC G1, G3); Jane Siberry: A Star Shall Rise Up Out of Jacob (after Mendelssohn)...
Performers: Benson, Sally; Dube, Martine; Friedman, Mark; Geggie, John; Hutchenreuther, David; Kiesewaiter, Peter; Kiesewalter, Tob; Kirwan, Jill; Lafrance, Manon; Lane, Christopher; Roe, Jim; Roseman, Leah; Sar...

Building on an international reputation as one of the great creators and innovators in contemporary popular music, legendary Canadian artist Jane Siberry goes a step...continue...
Personnel: Jane Siberry (vocals, keyboards); Mark Friedman , Martine Dubé (violin); Sally Benson (viola); Peter Kiesewalter (clarinet, keyboards); Jim "Eno" Roe (oboe); Chris Lane, Manon Lafrance...continue...

In My Heart -17th & 18th Century Italian Songs /Ramón Vargas

1 CD / RCA Records / 2003-01-21

Works: Giulio Caccini: Amarilli mia bella, for voice & continuo (from Le nuove musiche); Giacomo Carissimi: Vittoria, vittoria, mio core; Alessandro Scarlatti: Il Pompeo; L'honestà negli amori; Anton...
Performers: Anderson, John; Black, Nigel; Bucknall, Nicholas; Chu, Katherine; Edmund-Davies, Paul; Garland, Roger; Lale, Peter; Laurence, Christopher; Pleeth, Anthony [Cello]; Pyatt, David [Horn]; Vargas, Ramon ...

Personnel: Ramón Vargas (tenor); Paul Willey, Rolf Wilson, Roger Garland (violin); Peter Lale, Bruce White (viola); Tony Pleeth (cello); Paul Edmund-Davies (flute); Nicholas Bucknail (clarinet);...continue...

So Great a Joy

1 CD / CD Baby Independants / 2002-12-10

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 52, "Falsche Welt, dir trau ich nicht," BWV 52; Franz Joseph Haydn: The Creation, H 21 no 2; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Mass in C minor, K 427 (417a) "Great"; Dan Lock...
Performers: Burge, Kelly; Funk, Mannfried; Habedank, Kathryn; Houston, Janeanne; Kelly, Michael; Mikhlin, Yuriy; Peterson, Francine; Rine, Craig; Sokol, Jenny; Spicciati, Shannon; Swanson, Eileen; Terpenning, Ra...

Twentieth Century British Choral Music / Darlington, et al

5 CD / Nimbus Records / 2001-10-30

Works: Ralph Vaughan Williams: Mass in G minor; Valiant for Truth, motet for chorus (with piano or organ ad lib); The Blessed Son of God, for chorus (arranged from "Hodie," Christmas cantata); Hodie (This D...
Performers: Anderson, John; Ashton, Graham; Barratt, Ian; Best, Roger; Copley, Michael [Recorder/Flute]; Cornes, Jeremy; Farr, Stephen; Freeman-Attwood, Jonathan; Gritton, Peter; Hamburger, Peter; Hodges, Mauric...
Conductors: Darlington, Stephen
Ensemble: English String Orchestra

Meditations for All Seasons - Music for Spring, Summer, etc

4 CD / Nimbus Records / 2001-03-06

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Symphony no 4 in A major, Op. 90 "Italian"; Hebrides Overture, in B minor Op. 26 "Fingal's Cave"; Franz Joseph Haydn: Symphony no 6 in D major ("Le Matin"), H. 1/6; Aaron Copland:...
Performers: Anderson, John; Ashton, Graham; Bennett, Elinor; Bowyer, Kevin; Cornes, Jeremy; Hall, Judith; Hamburger, Peter; Hodges, Maurice; Johnston, Robert; Jones, Martin [Piano]; Lawson, Colin; Leister, Karl;...
Conductors: Laredo, Jaime; Fischer, Adam; Boughton, William; Wright, Simon; ; Swierczewski, Michel; Tippett, Michael
Ensemble: ; Austro-Hungarian Haydn Orchestra; Brandis Quartet; English Northern Philharmonia; English String Orchestra; English Symphony Orchestra; Gulbenkian Foundation Symphony Orchestra Lisbon; Scottish Cha...

Nono: A Floresta è jovem e cheja de vida, etc / Pape, et al

1 CD / Mode Records / 2000-05-23

Works: Luigi Nono: A floresta é jovem e chega de vida, oratorio; Donde estàs, hermano?, for 2 sopranos, mezzo & alto; Canti di vita e d'amore
Performers: Boulin, Sophie; Grard, Elizabeth; Orieux, Armelle; Poli, Liliana; Robinson, Carol [clarinet]; William O. Smith [Clarinet/Composer]
Conductors: Sylvestre, Gaston

Tippett conducts Tippett - Concertos, Ritual Dances, etc

4 CD / Nimbus Records / 1998-05-19

Works: Michael Tippett: Ritual Dances from "The Midsummer Marriage", for chorus ad lib & orchestra; The Midsummer Marriage, opera in 3 acts; Praeludium, for brass, bells & percussion; Suite in D major for t...
Performers: Anderson, John; Ashton, Graham; Baillie, Alexander; Best, Matthew [Bass Vocals]; Caussé, Gérard [Viola]; Copley, Michael [Recorder/Flute]; Cornes, Jeremy; Cullis, Rita; Curtis, Mark; Ha...
Conductors: Tippett, Michael; Boughton, William
Ensemble: English Northern Philharmonia; English String Orchestra

This CD set is released in honor of Sir Michael Tippett, who passed away on January 8th, 1998. It contains important recordings of some of...continue...

Grace / Kathleen Battle

1 CD / Sony Classical / 1997-03-18

Works: George Frederick Handel: Der Messias; Joshua; Hugo Wolf: Schlafendes Jesuskind ("Sohn der Jungfrau"), song for voice & piano (Mörike Lieder); Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Laudate Dominum; Johann Seb...
Performers: Allen, Nancy [Harp]; Arak, Alan; Baker, Timothy; Battle, Kathleen; Baumer, Bruce R.; Bennion-Feeney, Krista; Bushman, Robin; Caplin, Martha; Carroll, David; Church, Sandra [Flute]; Curtis, Charles; D...
Conductors: Sadin, Robert

Carter: The Vocal Works (1975-1981) / Speculum Musicae

1 CD / Bridge /

Works: Elliott Carter: A Mirror on which to Dwell; In Sleep, In Thunder; Syringa; Three Poems of Robert Frost
Performers: Bartlett, Eric; Blustine, Allen; Ciesinski, Katherine; Druckman, Daniel; Fader, Oren; Graham, John; Hudson, Benjamin; James, Dennis [doublebass]; Karis, Aleck; MacCourt, Donald; Martin, Lois; Mase, R...
Conductors: Palma, Donald; Black, Robert; Purvis, William; Starobin, David
Ensemble: Speculum Musicae